>founders of successful reform movements that arguably changed history I have no idea what he's on about here, but just by making this kind of grandiose claim

>founders of successful reform movements that arguably changed history I have no idea what he's on about here, but just by making this kind of grandiose claim he makes me skeptical. >New York Times bestselling authors also nominated for a Campbell Award I can't find any evidence he has a New York Times Bestseller and would be rather surprised to see that TCATB was one. >world-championship-level players of strategy game This is more the level of half truth. From what I can find, he says once he placed top 5 in Power Grid at a convention with 2000 participants and 100 games in Lancaster PA. http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=6125 http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=6125 All you have left after that is his genius programming ability (which to my understanding isn't widely agreed upon). >I don't necessarily think accurately presenting one's accomplishments for the purpose of explaining the life basis for one's views constitutes arrogance I would agree with you if that kind of self congratulation wasn't endemic to his writing (in this post and others). And anyway I did consider his viewpoint and don't find it convincing.